The Imperial Texan
Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.84
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Kind of like a rough-around-the-edges Double Bastard. I dig the assertive pine bitterness, but the malts are kinda clunky and wort-ish, with a tinge of cocoa that throws off the balance. Not terrible, but the malts are weird, dude.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2026
at 01:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
The label now calls this brew a double red double IPA. Okay. The 12 oz can does pour a nice amber-red liquid with a heroic head of egghshell brown foam, some lacing action developing. It does smell like an IPA. The drink is a combination of red ale and IPA, I will grant the brewer that. But it works. Hoppy for sure, pine, some caramel, malt, maybe some melon and grain. Moderately bitter. A large target to aim at by the brewer, I can appreciate.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2022
at 02:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours an amber pale red color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty piney hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2018
at 15:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours a cloudy amber with small off white head. The aroma is strong pine and floral. Medium mouth, bitter hop bite, grass, resin finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2015
at 13:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Refrigerated 16 oz. aluminum can from blutt59, June 28, 2014, in a glass. Dark amber with red hues and big beige head. Aroma is strong caramel malt, medium body, medium/low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt, dank hops, herbal hops, and bitter finish. Lots of flavor, alcohol pretty well covered, just not my thing.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2014
at 19:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours a hazy deep amber orange with light brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of grass, sweet grains and a bit of caramel. Flavor has a combination of grass, citrus and grapefruit with a bit of sweet grain.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2014
at 09:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to crajun for the trade. The pour is cloudy, deep copper-tinged brown with a generous off-white head. Spicy piney hop aroma. The flavor is assertively bitter with a big malt support. Bitterness goes all the way to the long dry finish. Red Double IPA.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2013
at 15:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at BTBF. Pours with a very lightly hazed amber hued body with a lasting off-white head. Aromas are of grassy and resin hop flavors with tangerine and light caramel. Relatively clean ester wise. Flavors are sweet, caramel, grassy and tangerine. Not my favorite combination (sweet crystal malt + hops), but its not bad for the style. High carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2013
at 18:30